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Tribunal: Otti dedicates victory to God, Abians
***Pleads with opposition to sheath swords Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has dedicated his tribunal Court Victory to God and Abians and has advised his opponents to sheath their swords and join hands with him to develop the state. The Governor, who was reacting to the victory in his Nvosi Country home on Saturday, in
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Netanyahu declares war on Palestinian militant group
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has declared that Israel was at “war” with the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, after barrages of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Saturday, in response to a surprise assault on the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. “We are at war,
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Kwara gov lays foundation for cancer treatment centre
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday laid the foundation for the state’s Cancer and Diagnostic Facility, a legacy health project that the Governor said came with huge socioeconomic impacts for the state and the well-being of its people. The facility is being funded with the N2.5 billion donation by the Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative
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One killed in Ukrainian strike on Russian border
Ukrainian shelling on the Russian border region of Belgorod killed one person on Saturday morning, local authorities said. “This morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the village of Urazovo in the Valuysky district with Grad missiles,” regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram. “One person died — a man who was on the street at
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FCTA targets over N250bn monthly generated revenue
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has set a target of over N250bn, as monthly internally generated revenue in the territory. Mandate Secretary of the Economic Planning, Revenue Generation, and Public Private Partnerships Secretariat, Chinedum Elechi, made this known on Friday, during a meeting with revenue officers at the FCDA Conferences Hall in Abuja. Elechi said
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Police raid insurgents camp in Anambra, rescue three hostages
Men of the Anambra Police Command have raided an insurgents’ camp at Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state, rescuing three abducted persons while also recovering various arms and ammunition, including stolen items. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Saturday. Ikenga said
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India flood toll hits 56, army warns on stray munition
No fewer than 56 people are confirmed dead in floods that hit India’s northeast as of Saturday, with the army warning munitions washed away by the deluge posed a public safety risk. Violent torrents struck Sikkim state on Wednesday after the sudden bursting of a high-altitude glacial lake. Climate scientists warn that similar disasters will
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Affirmation of Otti as governor miscarriage of justice- Abia APC
A few hours after the affirmation of the March 18 victory of Alex Otti by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has rejected the judgement, describing it as a miscarriage of justice. In a statement he issued, the Chairman of the All Progressives
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Police arraign Ondo man for threatening to kill magistrate
The Ondo State Police Command has arraigned a man, Paul Oyewole, before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo town for allegedly threatening to kill a magistrate, Mrs Mosunmola Ikujuni. Oyewole was alleged to have threatened to kill the magistrate following a disagreement between the two parties. To this end, he was arrested by the men
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Marketers halt fuel imports, stations run dry, queues return
Seven oil marketers, who imported Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, about a month ago, have stopped bringing in the commodity into the market, leading to pockets of scarcity in some parts of the country. It was gathered on Friday that the only importer of PMS at the moment was the Nigerian National Petroleum Company
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